Mahmoud Khalil, left, reacts alongside his wife, Noor Abdalla, right, upon arriving at Newark International Airport, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ...

One month after his release from ICE detention, Palestinian rights activist Mahmoud Khalil visited Capitol Hill to demand an ...

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose role in campus protests against Israel led to his detention in immigration jail, is seeking $20 million in damages.

Noor Abdalla leaves a court hearing for her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, in Newark, New Jersey, on March 28, 2025. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images ...

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil exited an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Louisiana on Friday night, after a federal judge ordered his release while his ...

Mahmoud Khalil, center, reacts alongside his wife, Noor Abdalla, right, upon arriving at Newark International Airport , Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ...

His wife Noor Abdalla was 8 months pregnant with their first child when he was first taken into custody, and gave birth to a baby boy in April. Immigration officials denied Khalil's request for ...

In a statement after the judge’s ruling, Khalil’s wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, said she could finally “breathe a sigh of relief” after her husband’s three months in detention.

Khalil was not accused of breaking any laws during the protests at Columbia. However the administration has said noncitizens who participate in such demonstrations should be expelled from the country ...

Mahmoud Khalil, left, reacts alongside his wife, Noor Abdalla, right, upon arriving at Newark International Airport, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ...

On that night, he said he was returning home from dinner with his wife, Noor Abdalla, when he was “effectively kidnapped” by plainclothes federal agents, who refused to provide a warrant and ...